All cabinet members attend the state of the union address with the exception of one. why does this one person not attend the speech? a. in case of an emergency during the speech, she/he would take over as president. b. all members are not allowed to participate according to the declaration of independence. c. a representative of the opposing party stays at home to represent the party's objection to the current president. d. those present at the speech symbolically represent the nation's successes; the absent member represents the nation's failures.

The answer is "a"-A representative of the opposing party stays at home to represent the party's objection to the current president.

the united states constitution is the supreme law of the united states. the constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. its first three articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, consisting of the bicameral congress; the executive, consisting of the president; and the judicial, consisting of the supreme court and other federal courts. articles four, five and six embody concepts of federalism, describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments, the states in relationship to the federal government, and the shared process of constitutional amendment. article seven establishes the procedure subsequently used by the thirteen states to ratify it. it is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force.

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